Given name & surname · also Middle English
Rugg
“ridge”
Rugg is a surname from Middle English (ultimately Old English).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rugg goes back to Middle English rygge, meaning “ridge.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Rugg comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English rygge (“ridge”), from Old English hrycg.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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